Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

The Ice Pool busted-prices reduced.
Leave orders with jameson or Ham. II
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
lst National bank. 4
Tickets 10 ST. Paul, one fare for the
round trip, on sale in few days, at the
Southern Kansas depot. IA
Attention is directed to the profess
sional card Of DR.. stout, IN this issue.
His Office is in DIR. Wants dental ROOMS.
OGr business men are invited TO get
their suppers at the Old postonie build
ing tomorrow night. Bring your fam.
lilies.
When in need of an ol1-fashiOned
square meal, remember to visit the old
reliable Medicine Lodge House, with
y. w. Young i'll charge. 1872
The jail will never be safe as long as
the outside windows are exposed. The
sheriff has for six months been begging
TO have 4 fence put around them.
Barber county will get 81 ,6J7.76 from
the state school fund, under the appOr-
tionment just made. There are 3,144
children of school age in the county.
This Will be SIS cents for each child.
l.. i. COrson, whose leg was broken
about three months ago, had some small
pieces Of bone removed recently, and is
now improving rapidly. He was out
buggy riding Saturday, and gave the
INDEX a call.
George Hall, who has been reading
law with Sample & Vickers during the
past six months, will leave for Canadian
City, Texas, this week. lie will open
a law and real estate Office in the new
town. Canadian City is to be the ter
minus OF the Southern Kansas railroad
untilneXt spring, at least.
The Great Conspiracy" Gen. Lo-
CAMS book, and that popular work,
Samantha at Saratoga" will be de-
livered to subscribers in this city, by
the agent, Mrs. Clara Il. Mlllington,
this week, commencing tomorrow, p9T-
haps. 1t is the request of the lady that
persons who have subscribed for these
books be ready to receive them.
a. j. Johnson, of Elm Mills, esti-
mates that there will he ten times the
acreage Of wheat sOwn in Barber coun-
ty this season that was ever sOwn be-
fore. The ground is in splendid condi-
ton for fall blowing. and the farmers
are not idle. Many farmers, however,
will not SOW wheat or small grain on
their places under any circumstances,
as they claim it will encourage chinch
bugs.
Judge Updegraif and his daughter,
Mrs. y. n. Roberts, and the baby, re-
turned, last Wednesday, from visit to
relatives at Hutchinson. The Judge had
not been there for ten years, and Hutch
insOn WAS then an Insignificant village,
with no prospect OF ever beng city.
Now it claims 10000 inhabitants, has
street railroads, electric lights, gas and
waterworks. The Judge thinks that
really 1.-THE world DO move"
Miss Alice Hart, of Brownsville, Mo-,
who has been visiting Mrs. w. G.. Mus
grove for the past three weeks, started
to Independence, Kansas, Monday, to
make shoit visit to relatives, and will
then proceed to Nevada, Mo-, where
she has been reelected for the fourth
time as teacher in the public schools.
She was delighted with her visit, but
was somewhat disappointed because
she could not chase the buffalo or attend
an Indian dance. She will probably
return next summer, when the hunting
season may be more favorable.
Our Office was invaded, Monday af-
ternoOn, by dozen or more of the pref
test, brightest and most intellectual
looking young ladies to be found in the
county. While wondering whence came
this bouquet of loveliest flowers. one of
them Informed us that they were from
the Normal Institute, ard wanted to
see how newspapers were made. Of
course the whole force of compositors
was badly ratified, and had to mop the
from their flushed faces,
though it was a cool day. We showed
them all we could in so short time, but
were more interested in mental photag-
raphy than i'll type-settinG. Black eyes
and blue! blondes and brunettesl GOlly,
how sweet they locked
The old settlers picnic, to be given
Friday, September 10th, at Fergason's
grove, eight miles northwest of here, is
already being talked of, and the indi-
cations are that the attendance will be
large. 1t is not a private affair, but is
open to the entire county, and every
body is invited TO be present, with we'll
filed baskets. Messrs. L. a. McNeal.
Z. Sample, L. z. Caruthers and Andrew
Roessler, and others have promised to
be present, and do the talking on that
occasion. The management is anxious
to have it known that the picnic will be
purely non-political, and the first man
who intrudeS politics into the speeches
will be fred bodily from the grounds.
Remember the day and place-at Sam.
Fergason's grove, on Elm creek, eight
miles northwest of Medicine Lodge, on
Friday, September 16, 1887.
Next Saturday the republicans will
hold their primaries, and on the 10th of
will occur their nominating
A lively contest will be
made by the friends OF the various can
didateS to get in delegates favorable to
particular men, and even this early we
predict that peace and harmony will
not prevail in the convention. Here in
Medicine Lodge will occur the warmest
contest. There are three candidates
who will work hard for the delegation,